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'We Have To Blame Ourselves, Not Macaulay'

'We kept importing educational models from outside that had no connection to our cultural and intellectual strengths.' IMAGE: Professor V N Jha. Photograph: Shivanand Kanavi Professor V N Jha is......

Bihar woman faints during govt recruitment test, raped in ambulance

A woman in Bihar alleged that she was gang-raped inside an ambulance which drove her to a hospital after she fainted during a government recruitment test, police said on Saturday. Image used only......

Five TN policemen arrested for temple guard's custodial death

In the wake of the alleged custodial death of security guard Ajith Kumar, who died during a police inquiry conducted in Sivaganga district, five police personnel have been arrested, the Tamil Nadu......

Why Maha temples want to implement dress code for devotees

Temples across Maharashtra are gradually adopting dress codes for visitors, as trusts managing these places of worship have issued guidelines urging devotees to wear modest, traditional clothing.......

DGP stepfather of Ranya Rao sent on compulsory leave

Kannada actress Ranya Rao's stepfather, Director General of Police Ramchandra Rao, has been sent on compulsory leave. Photograph: Courtesy, Ranya Rao/Facebook The actress was arrested in a gold......

Inflation woes? Work from home

Notwithstanding providing frequent salary hikes, the employers can consider to set off the impact of spiralling prices on their employees by promoting 'tele-commuting' by allowing their staff to......

Coming soon! AI in Indian courts

'It is feared that AI can predict the outcome of a case once it is launched.''It knows the law, precedents and judicial thinking better.''If AI becomes too common, clients will start using the......

Philanthropy: Lessons on how you can transform lives

While it's easy to cut a cheque, it's not as easy to know how the funds were deployed and gauge the impact. Image: There were 100 million more donors in 2013 compared to 2009. Photograph,......

What keeps Indian companies from doing good?

Constantly evolving rules and anomalies over tax treatment have constrained corporate programmes in the first year that the government's CSR mandate has been in force. On the face of it, Maneka......

Shivkar Talpade: First man to fly an aircraft?

The facts remain cloaked in mystery, but the legend goes that Talpade had created a flying machine powered by mercury and solar energy, and based on ideas outlined in Vedic texts. Image: Wright......

Aamir, SRK's Last Salute To Mr Bandekar

Quite a few film folk attended the prayer service of veteran photographer Pradeep Bandekar, who passed into the ages on August 11. Mr Bandekar has been contributing photographs to Rediff.com since......

PIX: Vidya Balan, Mandira Bedi glam up for a wedding

Even as Bollywood put in a stellar show at Manish Malhotra's niece Riddhi's grand star wedding, there was another wedding where the stars made their presence felt. Rediff.com's......